The Beginning

Yesterday morning I was having some contractions so I had Aaron check me and there was lots of blood that came out, so I called the hospital, and they told me to come in. I got Brookie all ready to go to Grandmas and we went to the hospital.  They admitted me and did all of the questioning. I wasn't having any strong contractions and when they checked me I wasn't dilated at all, so needless to say they sent me home. I was pretty bummed about it, but the nurse did say that I was closer than I thought and she wouldn't be surprised to see me soon, so that made me a little happier! So we went back to Aaron's parents house and just hung out there the rest of the day. Through out the day I was having some really strong contractions though and they were beginning to be 3 minutes apart, but I didn't want to go to the hospital just to be sent home again. Well everyone wanted to go to the drive in so they took Brookie while Aaron and I went for a walk. That was nice because Aaron and I just got to talk and have our own time. He helped me to feel like everything was going to be okay. Well that night the contractions got stronger and stronger and I just wanted to go to bed, and and 1:00 am I was woken up by how strong the contractions were. So I woke Aaron up and told him I thought it was time, and I called Julie to have her come down. On the way to the hospital I called and they told me just to stay home and time the contractions but since I was already on my way they told me I could come in. Well again they admitted me and checked me and still NOTHING. I couldn't believe it, so I asked if they could just start me on something because I didn't want to keep having crazy contractions and not have a baby. Well the nurse called the doctor and when she came back she told us that because there was another patient already started that I would have to wait till she was done, so I could either stay at the hospital or go home and they would call when they were ready for me... of course we went home although I was nervous to go home because I felt so embarrassed. Okay so that brings us to today! So this morning on the way home from the hospital we stopped and got an Icee and Aaron let me get a Recess King size candy. After sleeping for like 3 hours we got up and talked to Julie about everything. I just felt so embarrassed. Julie knew how I felt because it happened to her so kept telling me not to feel sorry and that its just a hard thing, so it helped me to feel a little better. Well after she went home Aaron gave me a blessing. It was a very sweet blessing. He told me that everything would be okay and that the delivery would be quick and with no complications. He also told me to read my scriptures every day and if I did I would be blessed with patience. It was a great blessing and it made me feel a lot calmer. Well we went into the hospital around 2:00, and they admitted me. They gave me these two little tiny pills and around 4:00, the pills help soften the cervix to help me dilate.. after about 4 hours they check to see how dilated you are and if you are at a 4 at least then they will start you on pitocin, if not then they give you the pills again, luckily I was dilated enough that they started me on pitocin, and broke my water. The nurse (Kim) was so awesome and she kept telling me I could get an epidural at anytime, and that I shouldn't wait to see how far I can handle the pain. Well I did anyways and I don't know why I did! The pitocin was causing some pretty hard contractions so I asked for the epidural. I got it at around 10:00 p.m. and it was awesome. It made me really thankful for whoever thought of it! But it also made me really appreciate those pioneer woman and even woman today that can't have one, they really had to suffer! Well at about midnight I was starting to feel like I needed to push so I called the nurse in and she said I was only at a seven, well as soon as the nurse left I started really feeling the need to push that I started to cry. When the nurse came back in she said I was at a 10 and he was down and ready to come out! Well so the good news is I am ready to push and get this little boy out... the bad news.... the doctor isn't there yet and he lives across town. Ya.. I had to wait till he got there. He took about twenty minutes which while waiting I was yelling and in very much pain. I don't know for sure if the epidural just doesn't work from the waist down, but I could feel everything! As soon as the doctor came we got all ready and I pushed for five minutes and our little boy was out! It was such a relief and it was another great experience! We thought his name was Connor so all day we were calling him Connor, but in the end we named him Ryan Michael Burk. He weighed 7lbs 15 ounces and was 20 inches long. He is such a perfect and sweet baby! He loves to cuddle with his mama, and he is a great eater! We love him very much and are so excited to have him part of our family... and we feel very lucky that he is with us!